What is a Knight in Shining Armor
I wasn't feeling like anyone's knight in shining armor
"I was whining about the various ailments and injuries that have accrued over a lifetime spent...
Aikido Principles
You can't learn much about aikido just by reading. Many hours of practice and experiment are needed before the ideas presented here will have...
Reality Based: Is It A New Concept (2005)
For those of you who are traditionalist you may tend to discriminate against Reality Based martial arts, especially against the work of Jim Wagner...
Pit Bull Kung Fu
Many systems of kung fu were developed by mimicking various animals. maybe I should create a style of American kung fu. Maybe I’ll call...
The Last of the Four Musketeers By Allen Joe
In his book, The Last of the Four Musketeers, Grandmaster Allen Joe tells an extraordinary personal story of his family, true love, triumph, heartbreaks,...
Martial Arts Definitions C
Capoeira:
A Brazilian form of combat adapted by African slaves to fight oppression. Capoeira is dance-like, and many believe it was developed this way to...
How to Determine A Fraudulent Martial Arts Instructor
by Christian Whitney ~ This is a controversial issue. Many websites on the Internet have articles regarding how best to spot a fraudulent instructor. A...
The Value of Courtesy for Children
Dr. Robyn Silverman - Author, Speaker, Child/Teen Development Expert and creator of the Industry's number one personal development / life skills / character education...
Becoming A Man
Becoming a man doesn’t happen by accident. It isn’t by coincidence or happenstance. It is a choice and it requires constant conscious effort. It...
Friends of Kenshiro Abbe Sensei?
Henry Ellis Aikido website and its contributors are either direct or indirect students of Kenshiro Abbe Sensei. Students, who would never refer to themselves...
Muay Thai Chakrit – A Brooklyn Monk in Bangkok
Coach Adjan Chakrit teaches Muay Thai Chaki style, he moves in circles, holding up the focus mitts, he calls out the commands. “One, one...
Martial Arts Training is Life Altering
I love what martial arts training does for people.
I am currently on my way home from a four day, back-to-back seminar tour. On Thursday,...
The British Aikido Tree
The British Aikido Tree is a graphic illustration of all the early teachers from the arrival of Kenshiro Abbe Sensei to Britain in 1955....
The Great Women of the Martial Arts
The Great Women of The Martial Arts is a book about women in the martial arts complied by Ted Gambordella.
This book includes the following...
Kung Fu San Soo
What is Kung Fu San Soo? Kung Fu San Soo is considered, by many, to be the most sophisticated and complete form of martial...
Jujutsu: The Art of Yielding and Pliability
Traditional Jujutsu is considered a Japanese cultural art (as are kado, or flower arrangement; chado, or tea ceremony; and shodo, calligraphy). Traditional Jujutsu systems all have documented...
